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Dr. Sandler married, February 16, 1913, Lottie Bloom of Fall River.
CHARLES THOMAS PAYE-To enumerate all of the splendid activities which were called into being or aided to a condition of greater usefulness by Charles Thomas Paye would require much more space than can be given here, but it can be said, with truth, that no worthy or deserving cause ever failed to enlist his hearty cooperation. He was active in town affairs, and his influence was always on the side of good govern- ment. During the war he plunged whole-souled into war activities and worked unceasingly to make the various Liberty loans and other drives successful. It was largely through his efforts that the Red Cross reached the tremendous importance that it did in North Attleboro, and during the influenza epidemic he gave freely of his time and means to help the afflicted. He was chairman of the first public safety committee appointed for North Attleboro, was deeply interested in the Industrial School, and served his town officially. In fact, he was identified with every civic improve- ment or charitable movement. He was of English parentage, a son of John E. and Jane (Davies) Paye, both born in England. His father was for a time a landscape gardener, who at the time of the birth of their son, Charles T., were residing in Providence, Rhode Island.
Charles T. Paye was born in Providence, Rhode Island, January 11, 1874, and died in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, September 15, 1919, having been a resi- dent of North Attleboro since 1893. He was educated in the Public schools of Providence and the Rhode Island School of Design of the same city, and after leaving school became identified with the jewelry busi- ness, remaining in Providence until about 1902, then removed to North Attleboro, Massachusetts, with the business, which has since grown to large proportions. This business, started in Providence under the firm name of Simmons & Paye, was moved to North Attle- boro, Massachusetts, where it was first housed in the
building at No. 104 Richards avenue, where they con- tinue, but now occupy the entire building, the services of one hundred and thirty hands being necessary to keep pace with the demand for the products of the plant- sterling silver hollow-ware and plated novelties. The firm is now the corporation of the Paye & Baker Manu- facturing Company, Charles T. Paye having been its president until his death. The company has had a pros- perous career, their product going to all parts of the United States, and in addition they do a large export business. Mr. Paye was one of the hard-working and efficient members. of the New England Jewelers and Silversmiths' Association, and held several positions of trust in that body. He held high place in the business life of his community, and in addition to the presidency of the Paye & Baker Manufacturing Company was president of the North Attleboro Chronicle Company, and a trustee of the Attleborough Savings Bank.
In politics Mr. Paye was a Republican and a strong party worker. He was a member of the committee under whose direction the sewerage system was con- structed in North Attleboro, and later was appointed a member of the board of sewer commissioners. He was president of the local Red Cross Chapter and received from the government an official recognition of the value of his services and those of the chapter during the war with Germany, 1917-1918. He was a member of Bristol Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; also the City Club, of Boston; the West Side Club, of Providence, Rhode Island; a vice-president of the Home Market Club, of Boston; and a member of St. Stephen's Protestant Episcopal Church, of Providence, Rhode Island.
Charles T. Paye married, on November 18, 1901, Lillian G. Bigelow, of Ossining, New York, daughter of Francis Drake and Angeline L. (Thayer) Bigelow, her father, a shoe manufacturer, born in South Natick, Massachusetts, her mother born in East Douglass, Mas- sachusetts. To Mr. and Mrs. Paye a son, Carter Bigelow Paye, was born, in North Attleboro, Massa- chusetts, June 11, 1909.
HAROLD EDWARD CLARKIN, LL.B .- In professional activities, in public service, and in indus- trial advance, Harold Edward Clarkin, of Fall River, Massachusetts, is holding a leading position and con- tributing in a definite degree to the welfare and prog -. ress of the municipality. Mr. Clarkin comes of an old Massachusetts family, and is a son of James and Delia (Carney) Clarkin. James Clarkin, who was born in Blackstone, Massachusetts, is a locomotive engineer by occupation, and holds a very responsible position with the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Com- pany, running between New York and Boston.
Harold Edward Clarkin was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, July 23, 1890, the family removing to Fall River while he was still a child. His education was begun in the schools of this city, and he is a graduate of B. M. C. Durfce High School, in the class of 1909. In the fall of the same year Mr. Clarkin entercd the Boston University School of Law, from which he was graduated in the class of 1912, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Shortly thereafter, passing his law examinations, Mr. Clarkin was admitted to the bar on September 12, 1912, and in the following
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November took up the practice of his chosen profession in Fall River. He was first associated with Judge Ed- ward F. Hanify, now judge of the Second District Court of Bristol county. On the elevation of Judge Hanify to the bench, which occurred only a few months later, Mr. Clarkin associated himself with Thomas F. Higgin, at that time mayor of Fall River, and for two years this partnership endured. It was then dissolved, and for a time Mr. Clarkin practiced independently, then formed a partnership with the Hon. William C. Crossley, under the firm name of Clarkin & Crossley. After four years of profitable affiliations this partner- ship was also dissolved, and Mr. Clarkin is again active in independent practice. He is a member of the Amer- ican Bar Association and stands high in the profession, being looked upon as one of the leading young men of the day in Bristol county in legal circles. Interested for a number of years in the industrial world of Fall River, Mr. Clarkin, in 1919, acquired considerable stock in the Old Colony Cut Glass Corporation, and became president and treasurer of this company. He also be- came sole proprietor of the Friction Roller Cloth Com- pany, manufacturers of roller cloth, used in spinning frames and carding frames in the cotton industry. Mr. Clarkin's prominence in the professional world and his success both there and in manufacturing interests brought him, more or less, into the public notice of necessity, and on February 28, 1923, he assumed the duties to which he had been appointed by Mayor Tal- bot,, as chairman of the board of fire commissioners of Fall River. Mr. Clarkin has done much in an entirely unofficial way to forward the fire prevention movement, which has in recent years been one of the most signifi- cant steps in public advance achieved in this city. Fra- ternally affiliated with Fall River Lodge, No. 118, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; and with the Knights of Columbus, Mr. Clarkin is prominent in club circles, and is a member of the Rotary, Quequechan and Fall River Country clubs. His religious affiliation is with the Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart. Mr. Clarkin married, in November, 1914, Alice T. O'Neil, of Fall River.
ORVILLE P. (2) RICHARDSON-The pioneer insurance firm of Attleboro, Massachusetts, is the firm of H. K. & O. P. Richardson, for many years doing business under the title of O. P. Richardson & Sons. Orville P. Richardson, son of the former head and now the head of this concern, is one of the foremost business executives of this city, a leader in insurance circles and active in many branches of advance. Mr. Richardson is a son of Orville P. Richardson, who was born at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, June 5, 1851, and was a graduate of Attleboro High School. He was a prominent figure in military circles in the State of Massachusetts, serving as second lieutenant of the Mas- sachusetts Volunteer Militia in an Attleboro regiment. One of the insurance men of this city, he carried the interest which he founded to a large success and to an important position in the business world of Bristol county. He was a leading figure in Masonic circles ; a trustee of the Richardson School Fund, and socially prominent. He married, in December, 1877, Bertha K. Smith, of Attleboro, Massachusetts, and they were the parents of four children: M. Louise, wife of H. S.
Wilmarth; Harold K .; Orville P. (2), of further mention; and Carlton S. Mr. Richardson died in March, 1920.
Orville P. (2) Richardson, second son and third child of these parents, was born at Attleboro, Massa- chusetts, January 6, 1890. His education was begun in the local public schools, and he was graduated from the Attleboro High School in the class of 1907. He later entered Brown University, in the class of 1911. Following the completion of his studies, Mr. Richard- son became associated with his father in the insurance business in Attleboro, and in the year 1911 was made a member of the firm of O. P. Richardson & Sons. This organization continued under the management of the former head until his death, and thereafter the name was unchanged until 1922, when the firm of H. K. & O. P. Richardson was adopted. The founder of this concern was H. N. Richardson, an uncle of the brothers, who now form the' partnership. Establishing the interest in the year 1869, he later received as part- ner a Mr. Ingraham, and for a time the firm name was known as Draggett & Richardson. In 1878, Orville P. Richardson, Sr., took over the interest and conducted it under his own name until 1911, when he received into partnership his two sons, Harold K. and Orville P. (2), now the owners of the business. This concern not only enjoys the distinction of being the oldest in- surance company of Attleboro but is further distin- guished by being the first insurance agency in the world to adopt the use of the typewriter for the writ- ing of policies. Mr. Richardson is a member of the Attleboro Chamber of Commerce, and in political affairs supports the Republican party. Fraternally he is affi- liated with Ezekiel Bates Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Attleboro; also Attleboro Lodge, No. 1014, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is a member of the West Side Club of Attleboro, also a member and director of the Highland Country Club, and his religious affiliation is with the Congregational church.
Mr. Richardson married, on September 22, 1915, Helen Keeler, of Attleboro, Massachusetts, daughter of Charles P. and Ada G. (Bullock) Keeler, of Attle- boro, her father a manufacturing jeweler of this city. They are the parents of two children: Orville P. (3), born April 27, 1917; and Cynthia, born April 12, 1919.
CHARLES W. CHURCH-A leading name in commercial activities in Taunton, Massachusetts, is that of Charles W. Church, whose position as the head of the T. L. & J. H. Church Coal Company places him in the front rank of business progress in Bristol county. A man of large energy and conspicuous business ability, Mr. Church has won an enviable position in his chosen line of business endeavor, and possessing also a broad appreciation of the privileges and duties of citizenship, he bears a useful, although unostentatious, part in the public advance. Mr. Church is a son of Joseph H. Church, one of the founders of this business, who was born in Taunton, and died in 1911. He was a man of the strictest integrity and of progressive spirit, and with his death the community sustained a loss which was not readily filled. The mother, Charlotte F. (Williams) Church, was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and is still living.
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Charles W. Church was born in Taunton, Massachu- setts, May 31, 1880. Receiving his early education in the local public schools of this city, hc was graduated from Taunton High School in the class of 1899. Upon the completion of his education Mr. Church identified himself with his father in the coal business and has been a member of this firm continuously since. This business was established in the year 1864 by T. L. & J. H. Church, and since its founding has been located at the present address, No. 494 Weir street. This is probably the oldest concern of its kind in Bristol county, and it is now one of the most important. Upon the death of his father, Charles W. Church took sole control of the business, and since he has stood at the head he has materially increased its scope and import- ance. Possessing marked business ability and the prac- tical capacity for details which counts for so much in any mechanical field, Mr. Church is a thoroughly representative business man of the day in Taunton, and is highly esteemed both by his associates and the people generally. A supporter of the Republican party in all affairs of a political nature, both local and of a wider import, Mr. Church served as a member of the Com- mon Council of Taunton from Ward Six and as alder- man from the same ward for one year. He is a mem- ber of the Old Colony Historical Society, and the Winthrop and Bristol clubs, and is affiliated with the Trinitarian church.
Mr. Church married, in June, 1914, Mary E. Rowley, of Connecticut, daughter of Waldo and Elizabeth Row- ley, and they are the parents of two children: Joseph H., born in 1915; and Elizabeth, born in 1918.
EDWARD LESTER MERRITT, M. D .- As a member of Truesdale Clinic of Fall River, Massachu- setts, specializing in urology, Dr. Edward Lester Mer- ritt is taking a leading position in professional circles in Bristol county, Massachusetts, today. One of the younger men of the profession, he is looked upon as one of the broadly promising physicians of this city, and his present activities place him in the forefront of progress. His military service during the World War spelled for him breadth of experience, and he is going forward undoubtedly to large success. He is a son of William Parker and Cora Mabelle (Westgate) Mer- ritt. William Parker Merritt is a native of New Jer- sey and is now superintendent of the Brightman Street Bridge of Fall River, after a career as mill engineer in the cotton industry. The mother was born in Fall River and is also still living.
Edward Lester Merritt was born at Fall River, Mas- sachusetts, May 3, 1894. Receiving his early education in the local public schools, he was graduated from the B. M. C. Durfee High School in the class of 1913. Entering Tufts College Medical School in the fall of the same year, he was graduated from that institution in the class of 1917 with the degree of Doctor of Medi- cine. His senior year, in addition to his college work, he spent at the Boston Dispensary, doing special work in urology, in association with Dr. Chute and Dr. Cros- bie. Dr. Merritt also spent four months at the Jewish Maternity Hospital at Boston, then for six months thereafter he substituted in the Union Hospital in Fall River. On May 3, 1917, Dr. Merritt enlisted in the United States Navy Medical Corps, having been given
his degree two months prior to the scheduled time for graduation; and for two and one-half years had charge of the Urological Service at the United States Naval Hospital at Newport, Rhode Island. He entered upon his activities as a lieutenant, junior grade, and was pro- moted to lieutenant in July, 1918, receiving his dis- charge December 8, 1919, with the same rank. In October, 1919, about two months prior to his discharge from the service, Dr. Merritt came to Fall River and established his office at No. 284 Bank street. He was later appointed urologist at Union Hospital, where he served until June, 1921, when he resigned to become a member of Truesdale Clinic, and urologist at Truesdale Hospital (q. v.), in which connection .he still serves. Dr. Mcrritt's ability is recognized widely in the pro- fession, as well as among the people, and it is confi- dently believed that his future will be one of brilliant achievement. He is a member of the American Medi- cal Association, of the Association of Military Sur- geons, the Massachusetts State Medical Society, and a member and secretary of the Fall River Medical So- ciety. He is a member of the American Urological Association and the New England Urological Society, also Delta Chapter of the Phi Chi Medical fraternity. Fraternally Dr. Merritt is a member of King Philip Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; and affiliated with the First Congregational Church, of Fall River. He is a member of Fetherdic Tennis Club, Quequechan Club, and Fall River Yacht Club.
Dr. Merritt married, July 14, 1917, Lois Roth Ram- say of Fall River, and they have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth.
HON. BENJAMIN FERRING-Achieving his position in life largely through his own efforts, Hon. Benjamin Ferring, of Fall River, Massachusetts, has won a position of large success in the profession of the law, and as a public servant has demonstrated marked ability. Born in the West and with business experience in various sections, he came to Fall River a number of years ago, and has here gone forward as a profes- sional man, commanding the respect and confidence of all who know him. Mr. Ferring is a son of Theodore and Irene (Benning) Ferring, for many years residents of the State of Minnesota. Theodore Ferring was born in England and came to the United States as a young man soon after the close of the Civil War. He located in Minnesota, where he took up a homestead of 160 acres, and there the active years of his life were spent.
Benjamin Ferring was born in Minneapolis, Minne- sota, February 19, 1878. His education was received in the public and high schools, Winona Normal School, and the University of Minnesota. His studies were largely financed by his own efforts, and he began teach- ing in 1899. In the year 1900 he accepted a position in the Virginia Business College at Richmond, Virginia, as a teacher in commercial branches. Coming to Fall River, he secured a position as instructor in the Thibo- deau Business College of this city, with which he was associated for ten years. During seven years of this period Mr. Ferring was principal of the bookkeeping department of this institution, and about 1905 he ac- quired an appreciable financial interest in the school, which he still retains. During his activity as an in- structor in this institution Mr. Ferring read law and
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taught commercial law, and on March 10, 1910, after a special course covering a period of six months at the Fall River Evening Law School, he was admitted to the bar of the State of Massachusetts. In the fol- lowing month he became associated with Arthur S. Phillips in the practice of law, remaining for four years, since which time he has practiced independently, with offices in the Granite Block. He has been largely successful, not only as a practicing lawyer, but in the world of men of affairs as a man among men. The wide familiarity with business and professional people of Fall River, gained through his activities as a business college instructor, has placed him among the very widely known men of the day, and his professional suc- cess has given him very high standing in the com- munity. Of late years Mr. Ferring has become inter- ested in real estate matters, and at the present time (1923) owns considerable property in the city. In 1913 he was elected to the Massachusetts State Legis- lature as a representative from the city of Fall River, 4 and he served for one term. His work in this connec- tion was eminently useful and progressive, and his ser- vices as a legislator were such as reflected credit upon his constituency. Fraternally Mr. Ferring is affiliated with Mt. Vernon Lodge, Knights of Pythias; Loyal Order of Moose, and the Sons of St. George. Mr. Ferring is a well known member of the Wetamoe Yacht Club. He is active in the work of the Young Men's Christian Association, of which he has been a member for years, and he is affiliated with the Central Congre- gational Church.
Mr. Ferring married, June 20, 1906, Emma E. Read, formerly of Boston, but at that time a resident of Fall River.
DWIGHT S. WARING, A. B .- In the cotton yarn branch of the textile industry of Fall River, Mas- sachusetts, Dwight S. Waring is a prominent figure as a member of the brokerage firm of G. H. Waring & Company of this city. With practical training for his present activities and the comprehensive grasp of the industry gained by extensive experience, Mr. Waring is a practical man in a position of large responsibility, and is accordingly useful to the organization, of which he is a leading executive, and also to the advance of the cotton textile industry in New England. He is a son of Thomas B. and Margaret A. (Birch) Waring, natives of England, and both brought to the United States by their parents in infancy, the two families settling in Fall River.
Thomas B. Waring was educated in the public schools of Fall River. In young manhood he was em- ployed by John D. Flint, who was engaged in the furni- ture business. At the age of twenty-one he established in the same line of work, in conjunction with the under- taking business, in partnership with Baldwin & West- gate, a leading furniture and undertaking firm of Fall River. Later he engaged in business on his own ac- count, and erected the building now occupied by Cobb, Bates & Yerxa, on South Main street, then the second largest building on that street. In this location, and with space for expansion, the business developed large- ly, Mr. Waring becoming a leader in the house furnish- ing field, as well as in undertaking, until the year 1886, when he retired from active participation in the
affairs of the firm. Meanwhile he had become a very extensive owner of real estate in Fall River and vicin- ity, and the management of his property gave him op- portunity to retain some interest in business progress until his death, which occurred February 20, 1910. The mother survived him until the year 1914.
Dwight S. Waring was born at Fall River, Massa- chusetts, December 18, 1882. His education was begun in the local public schools, and he is a graduate of the B. M. C. Durfee High School, class of 1902. Later entering Dartmouth College, he was graduated from that institution in the class of 1906, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Mr. Waring's first business ex- perience was as manager of the New York office of Eddy & Street, of Providence, Rhode Island, commis- sion merchants in cotton yarns, and in this connection he had charge of the New York territory. He later became identified with Fearing, Whiton & Company, of Boston, a leading firm of commission merchants handling cotton yarns and cotton duck. In the year 1910 Dwight S. Waring formed an affiliation with his brothers, George H. Waring, who was then engaged in the cotton and cloth business in Fall River, and T. Edward Waring, who had for some years been asso- ciated with James E. Mitchell & Company, of Phila- delphia. Under the firm name of George H. Waring & Company the three brothers developed a widely im- portant interest in the brokerage and commission busi- ness of cotton, cotton yarns and cotton cloth. Mr. Waring has won national prominence as manager of the cotton yarn department of this organization, and his executive ability and broad vision have been definite factors in the present success of the enterprise. T. Edward Waring died March 15, 1918.
In civic, fraternal and social advance Dwight S. Waring is also a leading figure in Fall River. During 1920-23 he served as a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners, and during the latter two years of his incumbency he was chairman of the board. By appoint- ment of the mayor, he was also a member of the Traffic Commission over the same period of time. His further business affiliations include directorship in the Conani- cut Mills, leading cotton manufacturers of Fall River. Fraternally Mr. Waring holds membership in King Philip Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Fall River Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and Azab Grotto. He is also a member of Fall River Lodge, No. 118, Benevo- lent and Protective Order of Elks. He is a member of the Fire Chiefs' Club of Massachusetts, of the Queque- chan Club of Fall River, and of the Fall River Country Cliub. He attends the First Congregational Church of Fall River.
Dwight S. Waring married, June 11, 1913, Marion Jennings, daughter of Hon. Andrew Jackson Jennings, one of the foremost citizens of Bristol county, whose life is reviewed elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Waring have two children: Dwight S., Jr., and Andrew J.
PERCY FRANKLIN FRANCIS-As an active executive in one of the most important industrial plants of Bristol county, Massachusetts, and a leading manu- facturing organization in New England, Percy Franklin Francis is bearing a broadly constructive part in the prosperity and advance of this section, and in his own
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